West-Indian fast food

In other countries one might go to Mc Donald's, Subway, the local kebab or schwarma house or perhaps a pizzeria when the laziness wins over the desire to cook - here in the Caribbean you make sure to get yourself a spicy roti. Roti* was introduced to the Caribbean as early as in 1840 by Indian indentured laborers. A little side-note to the story for the ones of you who don't know this yet; after the slavery was abolished in the Brittish empire in 1833, plantation owners had to turn to indentured servitude to get inexpensive labor. These servants arrived from all over the world, the majority came from India. In fact that much, that from 1846 to 1932, an estimated 28 million Indians arrived to work in colonies requiring manual labor. Of course these people have influenced the West Indies in many ways with their culture and also their food and this specific dish that I'm talking about, was first introduced in Trinidad and Tobago, and has with time spread to other Caribbean islands.

The roti is a form of flour pancake/crepe/wrap and it is filled with either stewed chicken, lamb, channa (chick peas), beef, conch and/or vegetables. Curry is often included in the mix or choose to have it jerk style or with a spicy creole sauce. However you want it, it is always very very spicy. Make sure you try one out next time you're around, it is all very simple yet incredibly tasteful. Curry chicken is my personal favorite.

*In other parts of the world, Asia for instance, the name roti is used for only the flat bread, without the fillings.